A grandmother was killed Monday night when a car slammed into her as she was walking home from Valero’s on Southwest Eighth Street in Miami. Police are looking for another car that may have caused the crash.

Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli and his challenger, Jeannett Slesnick, a former commissioner, got testy in the candidates’ debate before the April 9 election. Candidates for the Group IV commission seat also sparred.

Cutler Bay resident Emma Watunya-Flink was born March 15, 1919. She will turn 100 on Friday and her family members are sharing stories of Emma’s life. Also, Beach High is holding a reunion of its 1949 class.

A new design studio at the University of Miami, designed by Arquitectonica, is named 2018 Building of the Year by readers of an architectural journal. The building is a shared workspace for architecture students and faculty.

A Miami police officer on his way home from work was injured when his cruiser was hit by a stolen SUV in Coral Gables. Police say the driver, Amalia Gonzalez, is a habitual traffic offender, who took off after the crash.

Backers of a new wave of high-rise, mixed-use development in Coral Gables say it’s re-invigorating the city, but some residents fear that what’s made the Gables special is at risk of being obliterated in a rush to build big.

Developer Armando Codina just finished his new office building that has amenities and details found in residential developments. He stands in front of his corporate headquarters that bears his name on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

A wave of large-scale mixed-use development is bringing a denser urban feel to Coral Gables’ downtown and commercial corridors, but some residents fear the City Beautiful will become a concrete canyon.

Coral Gables wants another art installation over Giralda Plaza like 2018’s Umbrella Sky selfie sensation. The city’s searching for an artist for a public art installation on the pedestrian promenade this summer.

Coral Gables police are searching for Angel E. Parra, 17, in connection to the armed carjacking of a white Mercedes Benz SUV in Coral Gables on Feb. 8. His last known address is in Homestead, police said.

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Backers of a new wave of high-rise, mixed-use development in Coral Gables say it’s re-invigorating the city, but some residents fear that what’s made the Gables special is at risk of being obliterated in a rush to build big.